Clothing rental (租赁) is a hot new industry and businessmen are trying their best to attract shoppers. This past summer alone, Urban Outfitters, Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, and American Eagle have all announced rental subscription services — a sure sign of changing times.
But is renting fashion actually more environmentally-friendly than buying it, and if so, how much more? Journalist and author Elizabeth Cline researched this question in an article for Elle, and she concluded that it’s not as green as it seems.
Take shipping, for example, which has to go two ways if an item is rented — receiving and returning. Cline writes that consumer transportation has the second largest footprint of our fashion habit after producing.
She writes, “An item ordered online and then returned can send out 20 kilograms of carbon each way, and increases to 50 kilograms for rush shipping. However, the carbon effect of a pair of jeans bought in a store and washed and worn at home is 33.4 kilograms, according to a 2015 study.”
Then there’s the burden of washing, which has to happen for every item when it’s returned, regardless of whether or not it was worn. For most rental services, this usually means dry-cleaning is a high-effect and polluting process, which can produce dangerous waste and air pollution if not dealt with correctly.
Lastly, Cline fears that rental services will increase our, desire for fast fashion, simply because it’s so easy to get. There’s something called ‘share-washing’ that leads to more wasteful behaviors mainly because a product or service is shared and thus is regarded as more eco-friendly. Uber is one example of this, advertised as “a way to share rides and limit car ownership,” and yet “it has been proven to discourage walking, bicycling, and public transportation use.”
Renting clothes is still preferable to buying them cheap and throwing them in the waste after a few wears, but we shouldn’t let the convenience of these services make us satisfied. There’s an even better step—and that’s wearing what is already in the closet (衣柜).
1.How much carbon will be produced when an item is normally ordered online and then returned?
A.10 kilograms. B.20 kilograms.
C.40 kilograms. D.50 kilograms.
2.What does Elizabeth Cline think of clothing rental?
A.It is considered fashioned.
B.It is popular to young people.
C.It can reduce transport burden.
D.It can leave large carbon footprint.
3.The example of Uber is used to show the rental services ________.
A.cause more wasteful behaviors
B.satisfy our desire for fashion
C.help protect the environment
D.replace the public transport
4.What does the author actually want to express in the last paragraph?
A.The request for throwing cheap clothes.
B.The advice on wearing what we own.
C.The disadvantage of clothing rental.
D.The call for renting clothes.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题
Clothing rental (租赁) is a hot new industry and businessmen are trying their best to attract shoppers. This past summer alone, Urban Outfitters, Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, and American Eagle have all announced rental subscription services — a sure sign of changing times.
But is renting fashion actually more environmentally-friendly than buying it, and if so, how much more? Journalist and author Elizabeth Cline researched this question in an article for Elle, and she concluded that it’s not as green as it seems.
Take shipping, for example, which has to go two ways if an item is rented — receiving and returning. Cline writes that consumer transportation has the second largest footprint of our fashion habit after producing.
She writes, “An item ordered online and then returned can send out 20 kilograms of carbon each way, and increases to 50 kilograms for rush shipping. However, the carbon effect of a pair of jeans bought in a store and washed and worn at home is 33.4 kilograms, according to a 2015 study.”
Then there’s the burden of washing, which has to happen for every item when it’s returned, regardless of whether or not it was worn. For most rental services, this usually means dry-cleaning is a high-effect and polluting process, which can produce dangerous waste and air pollution if not dealt with correctly.
Lastly, Cline fears that rental services will increase our, desire for fast fashion, simply because it’s so easy to get. There’s something called ‘share-washing’ that leads to more wasteful behaviors mainly because a product or service is shared and thus is regarded as more eco-friendly. Uber is one example of this, advertised as “a way to share rides and limit car ownership,” and yet “it has been proven to discourage walking, bicycling, and public transportation use.”
Renting clothes is still preferable to buying them cheap and throwing them in the waste after a few wears, but we shouldn’t let the convenience of these services make us satisfied. There’s an even better step—and that’s wearing what is already in the closet (衣柜).
1.How much carbon will be produced when an item is normally ordered online and then returned?
A.10 kilograms. B.20 kilograms.
C.40 kilograms. D.50 kilograms.
2.What does Elizabeth Cline think of clothing rental?
A.It is considered fashioned.
B.It is popular to young people.
C.It can reduce transport burden.
D.It can leave large carbon footprint.
3.The example of Uber is used to show the rental services ________.
A.cause more wasteful behaviors
B.satisfy our desire for fashion
C.help protect the environment
D.replace the public transport
4.What does the author actually want to express in the last paragraph?
A.The request for throwing cheap clothes.
B.The advice on wearing what we own.
C.The disadvantage of clothing rental.
D.The call for renting clothes.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I remember watching my first rental (租赁的）movie when I was a kid. My aunt owned a video store and we borrowed a VHS copy of Poltergeist.
In 2004, I was 33 years old, living in Bend and looking for a part-time job to help support our family. My best friend, Mary, a saleswoman at the Blockbuster, suggested I might like working with her at the Blockbuster, and I’ve been here ever since. Back then, there were five Blockbusters in Bend alone. The movie-rental business was at its peak (顶点): we were still storing VHS tapes but DVDs were also coming in, and both were doing well.
When it became clear that DVD was going to replace VHS, I got very excited because those cassettes were so big and heavy. I often dropped them on my feet. Even then, I never dreamed I would end up managing the last store in town.
For me, the best thing about this job is the people. I love chatting to customers and hearing their opinions on movies. Now I’m the manager, however. I have all kinds of other responsibilities, like handling mountains of paperwork. I’m a bit like an old policeman in a movie who hates the desk job and longs to go back to the beat (巡逻区域). I hate being the manager.
The final store closures happened so fast. At the end of 2017, there were seven Blockbusters left in the US, but by early 2019 there was only our store and one other store in Australia, in the world. Since March when only our store remained, things have been crazy. The local community has been surprisingly supportive, and people have come from all over the world to rent movies: we’ve set up close to 5,000 new memberships. Most of them are regulars.
I’ll be sad to see the end of video stores. We have several years left on our lease (租期）and, as long as we can continue to pay our staff, we’11 stay open. Becoming the last store has given the business a push and we’re selling Blockbuster souvenirs. I’ve watched enough movies to realize there’s an end to everything, but hopefully the ending of this story is a long way off.
1.What can we learn about the Blockbuster?
A.It was quite popular in the past. B.It was mainly found in America.
C.It provided many part-time jobs for kids. D.It offered workers high salaries.
2.What does the author think of the position as the Blockbuster’s manager?
A.It’s troublesome. B.It’s low-paid.
C.It’s boring. D.It’s challenging.
3.Why does the author say things have been crazy since March?
A.Because few people want to work in Blockbusters.
B.Because many Blockbusters have broken down.
C.Because VHS tapes and DVDs became hard to buy.
D.Because their store became popular unexpectedly.
高一英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
The idea of turning recycled plastic bottles into clothing is not new. During the last five years, a large number of clothing companies, businesses and environmental organizations have started turning plastics into fabric to deal with plastic pollution.But there’s a problem with this method. Research now shows that microfibers could be the biggest source of plastic in the sea.
Dr. Mark Browne in Santa Barbara, California, has been studying plastic pollution and microfibers for 10 years now. He explains that every time synthetic (合成的)clothes go into a washing machine, a large number of plastic fibers fall off. Most washing machines can’t collect these microfibers. So every time the water gets out of a washing machine, microfibers are entering the sewers and finally end up in the sea.
In 2011, Browne wrote a paper stating that a single piece of synthetic clothing can produce more than 1, 900 fibers per wash. Browne collected samples from seawater and freshwater sites around the world, and used a special way to examine each sample.He discovered that every single water sample contained microfibers.
This is bad news for a number of reasons. Plastic can cause harm to sea life when eaten. Studies have also shown that plastic can absorb other pollutants.
Based on this evidence, it may seem surprising that companies and organizations have chosen to turn plastic waste into clothing as an environmental“solution.”Even though the science has been around for a while, Browne explains that he's had a difficult time getting companies to listen. When he asked well-known clothing companies to support Benign by Design—his research project that seeks to get clothes that have a bad effect on humans and the environment out of the market, Browne didn’t get a satisfying answer. Only one women’s clothing company, Eileen Fisher, offered Browne funding.
1.What has happened during the past five years?
A. Fabric has become much stronger.
B. Plastic pollution has been less serious.
C. Many plastic bottles have been reused.
D. Microfibers have been greatly improved.
2.What does Browne think of washing synthetic clothes?
A. It is adding microfibers to the clothes.
B. It is worsening environmental problems.
C. It is making synthetic clothes last longer.
D. It is doing great damage to washing machines.
3.What can be inferred about Browne’s Benignby Design research project?
A. It has achieved great success. B. It hasn’t got anything done.
C. It is known to very few people. D. It is facing some difficulties.
4.What’s the best title for the text?
A. It’s important to learn to recycle
B. It’s never easy to solve pollution problems
C. Recycled plastic clothing: solution or pollution?
D. Are human beings moving forward or backward?
高一英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
With knowledge-based economy starting to ______ and becoming a growing trend, new industries have kept emerging.
A.take shape B.take action
C.create civilization D.pay attention
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Ecotourism is a new term in today’s tourism industry. Ecotourism, which is considered as a kind of responsible tourism, is 1. (typical) defined (定义) as travel to places 2. special and unusual plants, animals and cultural heritages (遗产) are the main 3. (attract). It takes ecology and culture into consideration. Therefore, programs 4. (concern) the protection of some natural and cultural spots also form a part of ecotourism.
Ecotourism is developing 5. great speed. According to a recent report by the World Tourism Organization, ecotourism in recent years 6. (enjoy) an annual growth of about 5% worldwide. More than 80 activities have been listed for ecotourism and 7. include bird watching, hiking, diving, photography and taking part in various kinds of local cultural events.
Big cities are still the major places that attract tourists in our society today. However, it seems some 8. (small) towns and country areas may well become the new destinations for people 9. (visit) tomorrow because they are rich in ecological, cultural and 10. (history) resources.
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I was with a group of businessmen, and we were dealing with a question — what is a good person?
At a certain point during the discussion, one of the students, a young man of about 30, described an event that happened at Christmas. He and his five-year-old son were decorating the Christmas tree, and a little boy came to the front door begging. If you ever visit Mexico, you will see that the people there take begging as nothing to get upset about and nothing to get embarrassed by.
So, this little boy came to the door, a boy about the same age as my student’s son. The father and the son went to the front door, and the father went back with his five-year-old son and said to him, “Give him one of your toys.” At the words, the little boy quickly picked up one toy, and his father said to him, “No, no, give him your favorite toy.”
And the little boy, like a little tiger, said, “No way!” He cried; he refused. But the father, like a big tiger in a way, insisted gently, “No, you must give him one of your favorite toys.”
And finally the boy, with his head down, picked up a toy he had just gotten. The father waited in the living room, and the boy walked to the front door with the toy in his hand. The father waited and waited.
What do you think happened?
After a couple of minutes, his son came running back into the living room, his face lighted up. “Daddy,” he said, “can I do that again?” I think I have got the answer to the question.
1.From the passage, we can learn that in Mexico ________.
A.begging is looked down upon B.begging is considered as a normal part of life
C.visitors all over the world treat beggars kindly D.few people are living a poor life
2.The sentence “Daddy, can I do that again?” showed that the boy ________.
A.got pleasure by helping the little beggar B.wanted to please his father
C.began to like the little beggar D.wanted to be the little beggar’s friend
3.According to the writer, “being a good person” means ________.
A.being ready to give
B.being friendly to beggars
C.having the courage to correct his/her mistakes
D.being able to teach children to tell right from wrong
高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
I was with a group of businessmen, and we were dealing with a question — what is a good person?
At a certain point during the discussion, one of the students, a young man of about 30, described an event that happened at Christmas. He and his five-year-old son were decorating the Christmas tree, and a little boy came to the front door begging. If you ever visit Mexico, you will see that the people there take begging as nothing to get upset about and nothing to get embarrassed by.
So, this little boy came to the door, a boy about the same age as my student’s son. The father and the son went to the front door, and the father went back with his five-year-old son and said to him, “Give him one of your toys.” At the words, the little boy quickly picked up one toy, and his father said to him, “No, no, give him your favorite toy.”
And the little boy, like a little tiger, said, “No way!” He cried; he refused. But the father, like a big tiger in a way, insisted gently, “No, you must give him one of your favorite toys.”
And finally the boy, with his head down, picked up a toy he had just gotten. The father waited in the living room, and the boy walked to the front door with the toy in his hand. The father waited and waited.
What do you think happened?
After a couple of minutes, his son came running back into the living room, his face lighted up. “Daddy,” he said, “can I do that again?” I think I have got the answer to the question.
1.From the passage, we can learn that in Mexico ________.
A. begging is looked down upon B. begging is considered as a normal part of life
C. visitors all over the world treat beggars kindly D. few people are living a poor life
2.The sentence “Daddy, can I do that again?” showed that the boy ________.
A. got pleasure by helping the little beggar B. wanted to please his father
C. began to like the little beggar D. wanted to be the little beggar’s friend
3.According to the writer, “being a good person” means ________.
A. being ready to give
B. being friendly to beggars
C. having the courage to correct his/her mistakes
D. being able to teach children to tell right from wrong
高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
I was with a group of businessmen, and we were dealing with a question—What is a good person?
At a certain point during the discussion, one of the students—a young man of about thirty—described an event that happened at Christmas. He and his five-year-old son were decorating the Christmas tree, and a little boy came to the front door begging. If you ever visit Mexico, you will see that the people there take begging as nothing to get upset about and nothing to get embarrassed by.
So, this little boy came to the door, a boy about the same age as my student’s son. The father and the son went to the front door, and the father went back with his five-year-old son and said to him, “Give him one of your toys.” At the words, the little boy quickly picked up some toy, and his father said to him, “No, no－give him your favorite toy.”
And the little boy, like a little tiger, said, “No way!” He cried; he refused. But the father, like a big tiger in a way, insisted gently, “No, you must give him one of your favorite toys.”
And finally the boy, with his head down, picked up a toy he had just gotten. The father waited in the living room, and the boy walked to the front door with the toy in his hand. The father waited and waited.
What do you think happened?
After a couple of minutes, his son came running back into the living room, his face radiant (喜气洋洋). “Daddy,” he said, “can I do that again?”
I think I have got the answer to the question.
1.From the passage, we can learn that in Mexico ________.
A．begging is looked down upon
B．begging is considered as a normal part of life
C．visitors all over the world treat beggars kindly
D．few people are living a poor life
2.The sentence “can I do that again?” showed that the boy ________.
A．got pleasure by helping the little beggar
B．wanted to please his father
C．began to like the little beggar
D．wanted to be the little beggar’s friend
3.According to the writer, being a good person means ________.
A．having the courage to correct his/her mistakes
B．being friendly to beggars
C．being ready to give
D．being able to teach children to tell right from wrong
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
1. It is a new term in today's tourism industry．But in an age of growing environmental awareness, it is not too difficult for us to imagine and understand this new form of holiday．
Ecotourism, which is considered as a kind of responsible tourism, is typically defined（定义）as travel to places where special and unusual plants, animals and cultural heritages （遗产） are the main ttractions． 2. Therefore, programs concerning the protection of some natural and cultural spots also form'a part of ecotourism． Ecotourism is developing at great speed．According to a recent report by the World Tourism Organization, ecotourism in recent years has enjoyed an annual growth of about 5% worldwide． 3. They include bird watching, hiking, diving, photography and taking part in various kinds of local cultural events． 4. However, it looks like some smaller towns and country areas may well become the new destinations for people to visit tomorrow because they are rich in ecological, cultural and historical resources （资源）．
Ecotourism has been gaining increasing recognition and popularity mainly for the relaxing, natural and vivid experience it offers to tourists．People are attracted to nature and long to be close to it．However, a conflict between nature and human beings is unavoidable． 5.
A．The definition of ecotourism is beyond words．
B．It takes ecology and culture into consideration．
C．You may not be very familiar with "ecotourism"．
D．More than 80 activities have been listed for ecotourism．
E．People can have great fun enjoying nature through ecotourism．
F．Big cities are still the major places that attract tourists in our society today．
G．How to protect natural resources while taking advantage of them is of great importance．
高一英语其他题简单题查看答案及解析
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Swedish businessman Nile Bergqvist is delighted with his new hotel, the world’s first igloo(冰屋) hotel.
1. (build) in a small town, it has been attracting lots of visitors but soon the fun will be over. In two weeks’ time Bergqvist’s ice creation 2. (be) nothing more than a pool of water. “ We don’t see it as a big problem,” he says. “ We just look forward to replacing it.”
Bergqvist built his first igloo in 1991 for an art exhibition. It was 3. successful that he designed the present one, 4. measures roughly 200 square meters. Six workmen spent more than eight weeks 5. (put)1, 000 tons of snow onto a wooden base；when the snow froze, the base 6. (remove).
After their stay, all visitors receive 7. (congratulate) and a survival certificate recording their success. 8. no windows, nowhere to hang clothes and temperatures below 0°C, it may seem more like a survival test 9. a relaxing hotel break. “It’s great fun,” Bergqvist explains, “As well as a good start in survival training.”
The popularity of the igloo is beyond doubt：it is now attracting tourists from all over the world. At least 800 people have stayed at the igloo this season even 10. there are only 10 rooms.
高一英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析